Oral Roberts places seventh in Golfweek Collegiate Kickoff
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Oral Roberts men’s golf team finished seventh in the Golfweek Collegiate Kickoff at Dalhousie Country Club in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Tuesday.
The Golden Eagles finished seventh with an 873 (+9) scorecard on the par-72 layout. ORU had its best round in round two shooting a 284. The team was just two strokes behind Sam Houston for sixth and six strokes back from Louisiana-Monroe for fifth. Lousisiana State shot 20-under to win the event by seven shots over Missouri.
Presten Richardson finished tied for 12th in the field. Richardson shot a 68 (+4) in round two and finished the three rounds with an even score of 216. He had eight birdies overall. Newcomer Gustav Liljeberg and returner Rocco Repetto-Taylor each shot a 219 (+3) in the tournament to finish tied for 22nd. Both Liljeberg and Repetto-Taylor each had eight birdies and one eagle.
The Golden Eagles will participate in the Graeme McDowell Invitational September 25-26 in Gadsden, Alabama.
ORU Individual Results
T12 Presten Richardson 74-68-74-216 (E)
T22 Rocco Repetto-Taylor 73-73-73-219 (+3)
T22 Gustav Liljeberg 73-70-76-219 (+3)
T26 Delbert Brooks 73-73-74-220 (+4)
T41 Jackson Drake 75-75-75-225 (+9)
T29 Kevin An 74-72-75-221 (+5)
T53 Phillip Voetmann 77-77-73-227 (+11)
Team Results
1 LSU 283-271-290-844 (-20)
2 Missouri 284-287-280-851 (-13)
3 Stetson 286-278-295-859 (-5)
4 Ball State 284-285-296-865 (+1)
5 Louisiana-Monroe 294-292-291-867 (+3)
6 Sam Houston 290-287-294-871 (+7)
7 Oral Roberts 293-284-296-873 (+9)
8 New Mexico State 296-302-290-888 (+24)
9 UTEP 305-296-292-893 (+29)
10 UTRGV 291-299-306-896 (+32)
11 UT Martin 294-300-304-898 (+34)
12 UT Arlington 303-310-296-909 (+45)